On the trial platform, the voice of Venerable Xuan of Dust Departure's projection still echoed beneath the dome.
"You have grasped the true meaning of the Primordial Magnetism Annihilation Great Art. The two poles of yin and yang, turning the insubstantial into the substantial, wielding magnetism with the spirit-you have crossed all these thresholds."
Venerable Xuan of Dust Departure's projection flickered twice. Then a beam of pale golden light shot from the ball of light beneath the dome.
The light gathered and contracted in midair, finally forming a thumb-sized Hexagonal Crystal.
It was crystal clear throughout, with sharply defined edges and a faint lightning pattern visible within.
The crystal hovered before Qing Chen, barely three feet from the tip of his nose.
"This is a Low-Grade Spirit Crystal."
"Even several hundred Supreme-Grade Spirit Stones cannot buy a single Low-Grade Spirit Crystal. It is a precious fifth-tier item, which even Spirit Transformation Venerables can use to cultivate."
Qing Chen's mind went blank for a moment.
Even several hundred Supreme-Grade Spirit Stones couldn't buy it? How many Supreme-Grade Spirit Stones did he even have?
Even if he exchanged all his Spirit Stones for Supreme-Grade Spirit Stones, he would have a dozen or so at most-and that was assuming some fool was willing to make the exchange.
"That is not all."
Venerable Xuan of Dust Departure continued, "The terrifying amount of spiritual qi they contain is only a secondary reason for Spirit Crystals' rarity. They can purify laws, store cultivation insights, and impart them directly."
"If a Spirit Venerable performs Ritual Refinement on one day and night with great magic power, the power of laws contained within can be purified into attributeless law essence, with only some loss. Regardless of which laws you cultivate, you can absorb it directly. This is called [attribute-less